My fears and paranoia are based on how poorly the government is handling this in my opinion. The entirety of the defense is "wash your hands, sneeze into your sleeve" so basically the same way we attack the common cold... a virus so common it literally has common in the title. That's how we're defending against a disease that is stopping international travel and shutting down schools.
My concern is less the virus and more how people will react to the virus and I'm seeing it already (poorly)
"IT IS DEFINATELY COMING!! WE CAN'T STOP IT!! IT WILL BE BAD!!! But hey don't worry you as an individual worry about it, I'm sure you'll be fine.
My concern is less the virus and more how people will react to the virus and I'm seeing it already (poorly)
- Oh it's not serious the people who died were old - so I guess that means it's okay they died.
- Less talk about what to do if you get it, more talk about how to treat others if they show symptoms (we're straight up telling people to treat them like they have the plague).
- Being told if you have it you will need to be quarantined, but no talk about what that actually means, how to prepare, what if you live with someone who is not sick, etc. etc. etc.
- No long term plan on what to do if school or place of work is shut down.
- No long term plan on what to do if your child's school is shut down and you need to get daycare while you're at work.
"IT IS DEFINATELY COMING!! WE CAN'T STOP IT!! IT WILL BE BAD!!! But hey don't worry you as an individual worry about it, I'm sure you'll be fine.